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Chapter 714: Chapter 613: Lipstick

Over there, Mr. Lei and the bar owner were exchanging facial data, finding some humor amidst the hardship.

Xu Shuo stood by Miss Jenny’s side, watching six screens by himself.

Even so, his eye movement speed wasn’t exactly fast, as he was able to take in all six screens from a little distance.

But with the footage of the six individuals being overly long, Xu Shuo had Miss Jenny speed up the playback to four times the normal speed, which made the bar owner occasionally glance over in curiosity.

The images flashed by so quickly—what could this guy possibly make out?

After watching the footage of the deceased with Miss Jenny for five or six days at quadruple speed, Xu Shuo singled out the mixologist’s footage and watched it at double speed.

In Jenny’s records, the mixologist was everywhere.

Upon their first encounter at the Star Bar, the mixologist, struck by Jenny’s beauty, crafted a special cocktail for her, named “Encounter,” and then began his fervent pursuit of her.

In the midst of his pursuit, he realized that his rivals were not few, and some were even more obsessed and lost than he was.

But Jenny didn’t fancy anyone.

Whether they were nobles or wealthy merchants, there wasn’t a single one that truly caught Jenny’s eye, and the mixologist had even attempted to probe what kind of person she yearned for.

Unfortunately, Jenny would only ever reply with “someone who makes me happy.”

The mixologist found her vague answers frustrating, yet he became even more attracted to her, unable to resist showering her with various gifts.

However, it was obvious that the mixologist was somewhat impoverished and not so deranged as to lose his mind; the funds for the gifts he brought remained within his means.

Even more, owing to his mixology skills, when Jenny shifted to other bars for fun, he could promptly follow, earning money while working and watching over Jenny—a situation much better than most patrons.

In Jenny’s eyes, the mixologist never did anything untoward to her.

He was like a perfectly polite gentleman.

Only when he discovered that Miss Jenny had a new intimate male companion did the mixologist exhibit a hint of jealousy and possessiveness, followed by badmouthing those few deceased individuals.

Though such remarks had no influence whatsoever on Jenny’s choices.

For now.

From Jenny’s perspective, the mixologist seemed to have nothing out of the ordinary.

“So, did you find anything?”

Mr. Lei suddenly leaned in to ask.

Xu Shuo, however, looked towards the bar owner and asked, “Where are all the gifts the patrons gave to Jenny?”

“Sold them,” said the bar owner.

“All of them?” Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Those things are of no use to Jenny, and even less to me, so why would I keep them?” the bar owner defended resolutely.

Jenny was naturally beautiful, and had no need for adornments to enhance her looks, nor would she be decked out in gold and jewels to attract men.

The clothes the bar owner prepared for Jenny were those figure-hugging miniskirts that tugged at one’s heartstrings, and her brilliant golden curly hair only needed to be draped over her shoulders to look good.

Although she still attracted the gaze of men, her simple attire also gave Jenny an air of owning nothing, projecting an image of vulnerability.

This surely made life difficult for Jenny.

Therefore, they continued to present their gifts, one after another.

The bar owner hesitantly said, “And because I was worried that the customers would find out if I sold their gifts, I always took them to other places outside of the Luona District for disposal, and some valuable items were even entrusted to be sold in the Uptown District.”

Mr. Lei gave him a thumbs-up, “Clever, you’re always the clever one!”

Xu Shuo frowned slightly and pulled up the video footage he had recorded earlier to show the bar owner.

“You sold these as well?”

In the footage, the mixologist handed Jenny a small gift box.

Jenny accepted the gift box without any refusal and even opened it in front of the mixologist, revealing a lipstick nestled inside satin fabric.

The lipstick brand was currently the most popular color in the Midtown District, which showed the preciousness of this gift.

“I’d like to see what you look like with this lipstick on.”

In the video, the bartender said expectantly.

Jenny naturally obliged to his little wish and applied the lipstick on her lips.

Since the footage was from Jenny’s first-person perspective, viewers couldn’t see what she looked like at that moment, but from the fiery shade of the lipstick, one could guess that Jenny must have looked breathtakingly beautiful.

The bartender standing opposite was instantly mesmerized.

“Jenny, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life, and this lipstick is the most suitable thing for you. I hope to see its color on your lips the next time we meet,”

As soon as the bartender snapped out of his astonishment, he immediately started dishing out compliments, eliciting crisp and cheerful laughter from Jenny.

But…

The Jenny who didn’t usually wear makeup didn’t wear the lipstick when she saw the bartender the next time, which made his face turn a bit sour on the spot.

“Jenny, if you don’t like the lipstick I gave you, then I won’t give you these things anymore,”

the bartender said, sounding quite sorrowful.

And that statement hit right at Jenny’s strategy.

Jenny’s goal had always been clear, which was to seduce clients into buying her gifts to supplement her household income. Drinking at her own bar was hardly profitable; the real earnings were in the valuable gifts from clients.

Thus, the third time she met with the bartender, Jenny put on that same lipstick, which she hadn’t yet had a chance to dispose of, and successfully obtained a piece of jewelry from the overjoyed bartender.

After that, Jenny always wore that lipstick every time she met the bartender.

“So you suspect there’s something wrong with the lipstick?”

Mr. Lei asked at that moment.

Xu Shuo looked at him, and although he didn’t speak, his expression made his thoughts abundantly clear.

—Indeed, isn’t this suspicious?

After communicating that sentiment through his gaze, Xu Shuo turned to the bar owner and said, “So you didn’t keep any of Jenny’s makeup, even though she used them quite often? I find that impossible.”

Bar owner: “…”

The bar owner dared not argue.

Because the look in the young man’s eyes suggested that if he dared to utter a single “no,” the other party wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.

So after weighing his options, the bar owner said nervously, “I… I’ll look for it.”

Although the house had been blown up by explosives, a single charge wasn’t enough to completely destroy the entire building.

The bar owner, dragging his badly injured body, staggered into his room and began searching through the closet for Jenny’s belongings.

Mr. Lei, curious, followed behind and asked with an odd tone, “It seems like there’s only one bedroom here, so you usually… you sleep with Jenny?”

The bar owner didn’t reply but gave him a profoundly meaningful look.

Mr. Lei: Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk~

After all, Jenny, with her enchantingly beautiful appearance, would naturally invoke certain thoughts even though she was a mechanical device.

Next to the closet, as the bar owner rummaged, he paused, then pulled out a familiar gift box.

He opened the box, and inside lay the lipstick.

But at that moment—

Xu Shuo, who was standing by, suddenly became alert and turned his head to look towards the courtyard, his sharp gaze seemingly piercing through the walls to the scene outside.

Simultaneously, Mr. Lei, who had been smirking and joking, was startled into seriousness.

“Get down!”

He shouted urgently.

And the next moment, a familiar stick of dynamite rolled in from outside.

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